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They say that sometimes beauty comes with a price. What of this price consisted of getting an expensive treatment and obtaining a bacterial infection from it? This is what is happening to patients of cosmetic treatments around the world. When a person is trying to get perfectly plump lips or something to smooth out their wrinkles, they are getting a jelly like substance pumped under their skin. (That in itself does not sound all too healthy for you) people obtain infections from these procedures that leave them with tender bumps or even skin lesions on the face. This was supposedly caused by an allergic reaction to the jelly that is injected into the skin. However, new research proves that this filler is a perfect incubator for biofilm to form which is "impossible to treat with antibiotics" says Aldehe with the department of international health. Which is true, the more research that goes into biofilm proves that they are tough to fight off when in you. What's even worse about this problem is the fact that most surgeons claim "allergic reaction" and completely ignore the fact that bacteria is causing these problems for their patience. 1:1000 of these procedures will develop some form of bump/skin lesion. The worst case scenario is that these lesions may not be removed, but instead my leave a person with a disfigured face. Would you want to pay this price hoping to become the beauty but instead become the prey of bacteria?
The author was extremely straightforward with this article, it was very informational and really stuck out to me as fascinating; They did great work.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140311104925.htm
Samantha, first of all GROSS!!!! This article is surprising to me because I am unsure of how bacterial biofilms get under the skin. It is also extremely shocking that the medical companies that are conducting these procedures are just saying it’s an allergic reaction. They need to properly warn and advise their patients about the costs of undergoing cosmetic surgery. The picture that you attached is very painful to look at but gives a sense of what could really happen. There are microbes on every surface and they are ready to attack and reproduce. It is also scary to think biofilm is resistant to antibiotics, it seems like there is no cure for these disgusting beauty mistakes. There should be measures taken to try and prevent the bacteria from invading the skin and creating the biofilms, scientists should also find a way to treat it or minimalize the effect. Cosmetic surgery is always going to be a part of the medical field I think it should be analyzed thoroughly because patients should not have to suffer.
ReplyDeleteWoah, that is crazy! Biofilms and humans? This is interesting because in class we recently started learning about biofilms and their “toughness” to resist “things.” It’s a sad thing for the patients who don’t know anything about this. And what makes it worse, like you said in your blog, is surgeons ignoring this fact and claiming an allergic reaction. Do patients even know the “side effects” to certain treatments? From what we’ve learned in class so far about biofilm, it seems to be a pretty interesting “group of microorganisms.” If I’m getting this right, the biofilm is protecting bacteria that cause these lesions? Or is it the biofilm itself that is casing these lesions? I didn’t even know biofilms could get “in you.” I find new information about these microorganisms doing something different every time I read about them. What’s also interesting is that this biofilm is impossible to treat with antibiotics. Could another microorganism be able to cure this? If not, what would be the solution? Reading this blog, for this situation, it seems as if beauty does come with a price. Whether that be the pocket book or bacterial infections.
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Sami, this article is truly disgusting. First off I do not understand how bacterial biofilms get underneath your skin, and if they do happen to get under there, how in the world are you supposed to get them out? Like Sami pointed out, you can cut out any lesions the biofilms may cause, but in all reality, that is just completely awful. Obviously cosmetic surgery is going to be around forever and unfortunately will always be used, but I guess they need to come up with some better way to remove the chances of getting this nasty thing under their skin. Doctors or surgeons should also be more responsible and notify their patients that this IS a possibility. If this does happen to occur, they need to take that responsibility and tell them that it is NOT an allergic reaction, but in fact an infection due to dangerous bacterial biofilms.
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